What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Eat More: French Toast Bananas Foster! For that daily dose of potassium you get in bananas, think French Toast for breakfast. With an added twist of Bananas Foster, you may feel as though you’re dining on a private balcony overlooking the French Quarter in New Orleans. It’s that good! For starters, I used Hawaiian sweet bread for its unique fluffy texture. By soaking the slices in a custard-style egg mixture and browning them in a buttered iron skillet, the results were luscious.
FRENCH TOAST BANANAS FOSTER
Ingredients for Sauce:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cream
1/4 cup maple syrup
1-2 tablespoons dark rum
3-4 bananas, cut into thick slices
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 smidgen nutmeg
Instructions:
Melt butter in a small saucepan. Do not scorch. Add brown sugar; stir. Gradually bring to boil and add cream, stirring constantly. Cook until thick, about 4 minutes. Turn heat to lowest setting. Add maple syrup and dark rum. Stir until smooth. Add sliced bananas, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook until tender.
Ingredients for French Toast:
4 slices Hawaiian sweet bread, sliced thick
3 whole eggs, beaten
1/2 cup half and half cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 tablespoons butter
Whipped cream
Mini chocolate chips
Pecan pieces
Instructions:
Whisk together eggs, half and half cream, and vanilla extract. In a shallow dish place 4 slices of Hawaiian bread, single layer. Pour custard egg mixture over bread; turn bread to coat both sides completely. Let moistened bread rest to soak up liquid. In an iron skillet, melt one tablespoon of butter on medium-low heat. Transfer the soaked bread to the skillet. Cook until golden brown, approximately 3 minutes per side. Add butter as needed. If cooking in batches, transfer browned French toast to a wire rack on a baking sheet and keep warm in a 200° oven. To serve, place a piece of French toast on a plate. Cover with banana sauce and dollop of whipped cream. Top with a second slice of French toast. Add more banana sauce. Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate chips, and pecan pieces.
Yummm 🙈🙈🙈
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Go bananas! 🍌🍌🍌
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I love French toasts 💜💜
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Right? It’s like a reward for good behavior. lol 😍🍌👏
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Ohh this send to be tasty
I am mouth watering Gail
Regards
Shiva
💞🌷🎶
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On its way, Shiva! (Let’s create an app for that!) 😜
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Already created it is only for eaters not for the cook.
Sorry! 🤔😜😉
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seems to be
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Delicious and filling. 😋
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Enjoying it Gail 😍😘🙋
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Oh that looks yummy!
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No shame in eating French Toast, that’s for sure. 🍃🍌
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Wow! Sounds delicious
Cheers,
Carolyn
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Carolyn, perhaps you’ll give it a whirl. 🍃🍌😍
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Oh my soooo delicious.. 😉
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A little goes a long way. 😍
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I’ve done this one, only with regular syrup instead of maple since I’m not a fan of the maple. It’s decadent. Which means I need a nap after partaking, LOL.
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Huh? I just woke up…were you talking to me?! 🤣
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That looks amazingly delicious!
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Def for special occasions. 💕
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Yes. 🙂
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I saute bananas in butter/cinnamon and put over pancakes but you have kicked it up a “big notch”. Love the sauce and using sweet Hawaiian bread 🙂
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Either way, bananas are the bomb! 🌟✨💫
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Looks very good although I am not a banana fan… lol!
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Wow! Those look so yummy!!
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Notice the tiny bits of chocolate? Of course, you do! 😜💕😋
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Of course I did! 🙂
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I think this is a little more decadent better than my usual protein shake Gail. Ha ha
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You think? 😜
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That looks decadently delicious!
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It’s smothered in whipped cream. lol 😋
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And this is totally low-cal too, right? 🙂
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Absolutely. 😜
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SWEET!!!!!
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OMG, the ingredient list alone has me swooning!
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Right? Separately they’re pretty basic, but put them together and…POW! Flavor explosion. 🌟
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Just looking at that makes me hungry.
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